
Matt Mills
Louder’s resident Gojira obsessive was still at uni when he joined the team in 2017. Since then, Matt’s become a regular in Metal Hammer and Prog, at his happiest when interviewing the most forward-thinking artists heavy music can muster. He’s got bylines in The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Independent, NME and many others, too. When he’s not writing, you’ll probably find him skydiving, scuba diving or coasteering.
Latest articles by Matt Mills

President haven’t even released an EP yet and they’re already headlining a festival
By Matt Mills published
The faceless four-piece will top the bill at Takedown festival in Portsmouth, UK on April 4

Yungblud wore Ozzy Osbourne’s necklace during tribute performance at the VMAs last weekend
By Matt Mills published
The 28-year-old had a piece of the Prince Of Darkness with him when he sang Crazy Train, Changes and Mama, I’m Coming Home in New York on Sunday

In perhaps the first wholesome story in Slayer history, Tom Araya renewed his wedding vows over the weekend – and Gary Holt officiated the ceremony
By Matt Mills published
Holt swapped his Kill The Kardashians top for a clerical shirt on Saturday

Chino Moreno reacts to Deftones being called ‘the Radiohead of metal’
By Matt Mills published
Thanks to their constant evolution and introverted sound, the California metal band have been compared to the UK alt-rockers multiple times over the years

The story of the star-studded EP Gojira have been sitting on for 15 years
By Matt Mills published
Gojira began work on their fabled Sea Shepherd EP in 2010. A decade and a half later, it still hasn’t come out. We ask, what on Earth is going on?!

I’m a lifelong deathcore hater, but these five bands are actually giving me faith in the genre
By Matt Mills published
Lorna Shore, Fit For An Autopsy and latter-day Whitechapel are forcing me to respect what used to be the worst style of music in the world

Parkway Drive look back on being produced by Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam D
By Matt Mills published
Adam D oversaw the recording of the Aussie band’s first two albums in 2005 and 2007

Poppy, Amy Lee and Courtney LaPlante explain how team-up track End Of You came together
By Matt Mills published
The three singers tell all about their new collaboration – including whether or not more music is on the horizon

President continue to campaign ahead of their first EP with new single Destroy Me
By Matt Mills published
The UK masked metal act will put out the six-track release King Of Terrors later this month

Slipknot have finally had one of their songs hit the billion-stream mark on Spotify
By Matt Mills published
We’re surprised it didn’t happen sooner, to be honest

Watch the video for the metal collab of the year as Amy Lee, Courtney LaPlante and Poppy team up for new single End Of You
By Matt Mills published
One of the most hyped heavy metal collaborations of the year is finally here!

The bloodsoaked trailer for Disney Plus series Marvel Zombies features Poppy and Babymetal collaboration From Me To U
By Matt Mills published
Your favourite Marvel heroes are undead now, and their killing spree is being soundtracked by one of the biggest metal team-ups of the year

Bring Me The Horizon have 12 songs left over from their latest album ready for release
By Matt Mills published
“I’ve got so much from the Post Human: Nex Gen archive that I want the world to hear,” says singer Oli Sykes

Mastodon members join The March Of Brent Hinds in Atlanta to celebrate life of late ex-guitarist
By Matt Mills published
Hundreds of Atlantans walked the streets of Hinds’ hometown on Sunday, following the ex-Mastodon man’s death in a traffic accident last month

Steve Harris defends The X Factor and Virtual XI, Iron Maiden’s most derided albums
By Matt Mills published
Maiden’s bassist/founder addresses the hatred towards two of their least-liked releases, while also admitting his band have never made “the perfect album”

UK stoner/doom champions Green Lung to headline Desertfest London 2026; four other bands also confirmed
By Matt Mills published
Desertfest will fill five Camden venues with the sounds of doom, stoner and psychedelic rock from May 15 to 17

British metal has ruled the world this summer – just this once, I’m actually proud of my country
By Matt Mills published
From Black Sabbath’s blockbuster farewell to Sleep Token’s first time as a Download festival headliner, all eyes have been on the British metal scene in recent months. Rightfully so.

Evanescence’s Amy Lee, Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante and Poppy will release a collaborative single soon
By Matt Mills published
The greatest metal mash-up since the discovery of the alloy

Bruce Dickinson explains why his solo music is heavier than Iron Maiden
By Matt Mills published
The frontman’s solo output uses more downtuning and fewer guitar harmonies than Maiden’s songs

Watch System Of A Down cover Black Sabbath’s Snowblind for the first time since 2002 in tribute to Ozzy Osbourne
By Matt Mills published
The nu metal band brought their cover out of the vault at a co-headline show with Korn on Wednesday

Slipknot stream demo version of 1999 rager Me Inside, taken from 25th-anniversary reissue of debut album
By Matt Mills published
The 18-legged wrecking machine are putting out a very expanded re-release of their propulsive debut album on September 5

Turbo may have been Judas Priest’s most controversial album, but Rob Halford hints at plans to play more of it live
By Matt Mills published
Judas Priest’s frontman argues that their 1986 album has undergone some serious reappraisal since it came out

Cradle Of Filth guitarist fired following vicious statement days after keyboardist wife’s departure
By Matt Mills published
Marek “Ashok” Šmerda has been let go after strongly criticising the band’s business practices, with singer Dani Filth calling the guitarist’s words defamatory
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